Gaming Machines Regulations 2020 (SA)

South Australia Gaming Machines Regulations 2020 under the Gaming Machines Act 1992

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Interpretation 4 Prescribed gaming machine components 5 Prescribed duties Part 2—Approved trading system 6 Interpretation 7 GMEX 8 Approval of registered person 9 Offers for sale and purchase 10 Trade agreements 11 Approval of trade agreement 12 Transfer, vesting and cancellation of gaming machine entitlements 13 GMEX register 14 Fees Part 3—Other provisions 16 Statutory objective 17 Duty to wear identification cards 18 Certain tasks must not be delegated 19 Minister may grant exemptions 20 Exemption of certain private owners of gaming machines 20A Exemption for gaming machines located on ocean going passenger vessels 21 Indemnity must be lodged with certain applications 23 Approval of gaming machines and games 23A Approval of facial recognition system—prescribed requirements 24 Prescribed jurisdiction (section 42 of Act) 25 Commissioner may exempt licensee from cash facilities limitations 26 Requirement for pre‑commitment system 27 Operation of gaming machine by insertion of a ticket—prescribed requirements 27A Unclaimed winnings—prescribed amount 28 Operation of facial recognition system—prescribed requirements 29 Notice of application Schedule 1—Approved trading system—requirements for transfer of gaming machine entitlements under trade agreement Schedule 3—Voluntary Pre‑commitment Code Schedule 4—Transitional regulations 1 Approval of gaming machine intended to operate a TITO system 2 Approval of facial recognition system Legislative history

Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title These regulations may be cited as the Gaming Machines Regulations 2020. 3—Interpretation In these regulations— Act means the Gaming Machines Act 1992; ticket has the same meaning as in section 53A(9) of the Act. 4—Prescribed gaming machine components (1) For the purposes of those provisions of the Act requiring a person to be licensed to manufacture, sell or supply prescribed gaming machine components or regulating the form of a contract to sell or supply prescribed gaming machine components, the following items are declared to be prescribed gaming machine components: (a) a software package, other than a game, that controls any part of the operation of a gaming machine; (b) a device containing the whole or any part of the software referred to in paragraph (a). (2) For the purpose of all other provisions of the Act that relate to prescribed gaming machine components, the following items are declared to be prescribed gaming machine components: (a) the items referred to in subregulation (1); (b) a cabinet designed to house the computer components of a gaming machine; (c) a gaming machine cabinet; (d) a gaming machine cabinet door; (e) gaming machine artwork; (f) the reel tape and reel mechanism for a gaming machine; (g) a gaming machine hopper and any part recognisable as being a part of a gaming machine hopper; (h) a bank note acceptor; (i) any device (including hardware or software) that allows the printing or issue of tickets for use in connection with a gaming machine. 5—Prescribed duties For the purposes of section 49 of the Act, the following duties are prescribed: (a) paying out winnings (including redeeming the credit value of a ticket); (b) issuing or redeeming gaming tokens; (c) opening a secure area of a gaming machine; (d) performing any tasks that require the opening of a secure area of a gaming machine; (e) if a gaming machine on the licensed premises operates in connection with a cashless gaming system— (i) providing assistance to a person using the cashless gaming system; or (ii) assisting the user of the cashless gaming system to store and transfer value from a user's account to a gaming machine; or (iii) providing assistance to a person using the pre‑commitment system; (f) providing assistance to a person using a gaming machine operated by insertion of a ticket.